National Eating Disorder Screening
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Our Mission
COPE's Vision Statement: To eliminate eating disorders, promote widespread positive body image, and raise public awareness of how to influence both.
Our focus is to provide up-to-date learning resources via outreach, media attention, and community events; we strive to educate our local community in order to facilitate greater understanding and more effective approaches to treating eating disorders and improving body image.
Scholarships for treatment are available for our local community members (Volusia and Flagler counties).
For information and applications for scholarship opportunities:
Contact: Kathryn Fraser, Ph.D. at kathryn.fraser@halifax.org
Our focus is to provide up-to-date learning resources via outreach, media attention, and community events; we strive to educate our local community in order to facilitate greater understanding and more effective approaches to treating eating disorders and improving body image.
Scholarships for treatment are available for our local community members (Volusia and Flagler counties).
For information and applications for scholarship opportunities:
Contact: Kathryn Fraser, Ph.D. at kathryn.fraser@halifax.org